Economic stability is one of the more important determinants of a child’s well-being. We believe making sure families have the supports they need to work for livable wages and climb out of poverty is one of the biggest keys to improving the lives of children.
The percentage of Americans with health insurance through an employer has been declining rapidly over the past decade. The following chart illustrates that trend (using two-year averages from the Current Population Survey data released yesterday), and it highlights the importance of measures in the health care reform law to help...
“The vast majority of American workers have not benefited from the nation’s economic growth over the past three decades,” according to the findings of "The State of Working America," 12th edition. This comprehensive analysis of trends for working Americans, which was released today by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), shows that the...
At a briefing in Milwaukee this afternoon, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute presented a policy agenda for reducing poverty in Wisconsin by more than 50 percent. A rigorous analysis of the proposals by the Urban Institute concludes that the proposed package of policies could reduce the state's poverty rate “by 58 to 66...
Today’s Wisconsin Budget Project Blog post summarizes some of the key findings of the new State of Working Wisconsin report issued in conjunction with the Labor Day holiday. These reports, which are issued biennially by the Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), synthesize a broad range of data relating to recent and longer term Wisconsin...
New BLS Data Confirm Unequal Access to Paid Leave among U.S. WorkersData released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveal that many American workers lack access to paid leave from their jobs, and access varies by worker and occupational characteristics. Overall, the new data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) show...
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